I read with great interest Thomas Shields letter (Feb. 8): “Democrats being obstructionist.” As I have in the past, I would remind Shields of the following: • After Barack Obama was elected president, Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, stated that the only thing the Republicans would work on was to ensure that Obama didn’t serve a second […]
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Media search for facts
This letter is in response to Thomas Shields’ letter (May 21), “National media are anti-Trump.” Shields stated, “There are misleading, inflammatory headlines on the front page leading to anti-Republican narrative, and the Republican side of the story is usually buried on an inside page”. I would remind Shields that accurate reporting has become a thing […]
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Macdonald letter ironic
This is a response to Robert Macdonald’s letter (March 30). He spends most of his letter railing against Bob Pelletier’s letter of March 25 regarding the Lewiston budget and the people entrusted to spend Lewiston’s dollars wisely. Macdonald wrote that, “Pelletier crossed the line when he criticized Lewiston’s hard-working dedicated employees,” and added, “that department […]
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There are no losers
This is in response to the letter to the editor from Mary Jane Newell (Jan. 27). In it, she wrote that liberals should just get over it regarding the actions of Gov. Paul LePage. She further stated that liberals are sore losers. I would offer the following for her and others’ consideration: regarding conservatives and […]
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Some facts for Dr. Shields
This is in reply to the letter from Thomas Shields (Nov. 22), “Republicans deal in facts.” He was responding to Nancy Willard’s letter (Nov. 13) which labeled him and other conservatives as having “extreme political views” and that Shields did not substantiate the “horrific” things he said the Democrats do. Shields indicated that he could […]
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In defense of Obama and liberals
This is in response to Neil Bourgoin’s letter to the editor (Sept. 4). Bourgoin spends most of his letter railing against liberals and promoting full support of conservative values. He says that Obama’s background and citizenship are secretive. Has any president been more thoroughly vetted? He further states that Obama associated with people that hate […]
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N. Smith: Didn’t get the job done
I write in response to Luke Jensen’s guest column, printed in the Sun Journal on July 26. The headline read, “LePage’s methods are messy, but he gets the job done.” After reading the column, I found myself trying to determine how Gov. Paul LePage got the “job done.” Jensen’s comments were focused on the issues […]
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N. Smith: Not what the Constitution says
This is in response to two articles in the Sun Journal on April 26. One was a letter to the editor from Mark Beaudoin and the other was a guest column written by Daniel Pearson, a pastor at the First Baptist Church of Rumford. They both wrote in response to Sen. David Burns’ withdrawal of […]
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N. Smith: Fewer people are voting
This is in response to Luke Jensen’s letter, “Photo ID won’t hurt voting access” (Feb. 6). I write in response to his last paragraph: “Regarding a political right to free transportation to the polls: It didn’t make James Madison’s list, but I like to think he would have chuckled and asked why individuals refused to […]
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N. Smith: Making it difficult for the poor
This is in response to Patti Gagne’s letter, “Poor people do vote,” published Jan. 24. I would point out to her that the fastest growing segment of Maine’s population consists of senior citizens. These are folks, many of whom no longer hold a valid driver’s license, who live in an apartment or assisted living facility […]